Tim Pawlenty today launched his third television commercial in Iowa, this one called “The American Comeback.”

The ad features Pawlenty, a former governor of Minnesota and a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, in an ice arena in his hometown of South St. Paul, talking about the need to restore American prosperity.

Republican media trackers last week tallied about $200,000 of television advertising time reserved by the Pawlenty campaign in Iowa.

Rivals Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul are also doing TV ads here.

Pawlenty has lagged in some recent polls. He and his staff are working aggressively to gather support for the Aug. 13 Ames straw poll, a Republican fundraiser that some say is an indication of a campaign’s strength.

Pawlenty and his staff are campaigning in Iowa this week as part of their 18-city “Road to Results” tour.

Here’s the text of the ad:

Out here, you’re tested.

You face an opponent experts say can’t be beat.

You fight, you bleed, you prevail.

Our country’s done but we’re not out.

To come back, we need a leader with a proven record, not just rhetoric.